My Stories Of Life

Early in 2005 I had the chance to interview Herbert ( HERBIE) Theis, a local historian, who told me about many aspects of his life. At that time, Herbie had been diagnosed with cancer and wasn't expected to live more than a few months. Herb talks about his purpose in life and his nephew Tom tells about Herbie's philosophy of giving unto others. If only more of us could be like Herbie. Other HERB (Herbie) THEIS Stories. The House On The River Why Did They Come To America

Have you ever had something very exciting to share with an entire community? If you did, how would you do it. We chose to do it in a parade. A simple approach to launching a totally new online media company called DigElogROCORI. It was lots of fun! VLOG QUICKTIME

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2001. Vatican City, Rome, Italy. The tour of the Vatican Museum culminates with the majasty of the Sistine Chapel. Something this magnificant could only be created by angels here on earth. From the storys of Moses to Christ conducting judgement day... it's all here down to the smallest detail. OTHER VATICAN STORIES A Tour Of The Vatican Museum Singing For Pope John Paul II

Cold Spring, the town where I live, is in the heart of what is known as Granite Country USA. From granite quarrys to granite manufacturing, we live in a place where the stone is king and celebrated each year at the Granite Country USA Festival. VLOG QUICKTIME

Leroy Glazier is one of the Midwest's greatest country guitar players. Here's an interview with him and a chance to hear him play his magic with the hand-made guitar his brother crafted for him 5 years ago. OTHER RELATED SITES: Midwest Rock Country Hall Of Fame Website Stearns County Museum St. Cloud Times article on the event VLOG QUICKTIME

QUICKTIME (Best Quality) or FLASH (PC Users) Here is another 8MM film clips from back in 1962. Duane Kuss is SLIP N SLIDING with the rest of the neighborhood kids. Rick, Gary & Dennis Vohnutka and Vic Sang are joining Duane in the running, leaping and belly sliding. Lori Jo Kuss also shows up when her father Daune throws her down the Slip N Slide for her first experience. In the very end you'll see a great clip of Lori and Arla (pregnant with Todd).

QUICKTIME (Best Quality) or FLASH (PC Users) Here are some 8MM film clips from back in 1959 and 1963. They show Arla & Daune Kuss along with their good friend and business partner John Godava (Uncle John). This film was shot at C.R. & Selma Moore's lake home on Pokegama Lake just outside Pine City, Minnesota. They were all water skiing behind a wood boat that Daune and John built themselves called the Lori Jo.

Get a taste of what it was like to be at the Bluegrass Festival just north of Richmond, MN on August 11-14, 2005. Hear about how young kids pick up an instrument and a few years later become State Champions. VLOG QUICKTIME

The director and cast talk about the play "Anything Goes", a production recently conducted at the Glanville Smith Auditorium at the ROCORI High School in Cold Spring, MN. The 55 member cast performed 6 nights to a packed house of attentive theatre goers. Hear the inside story as to what it takes to put on a show of this magnitude. VLOG QUICKTIME